Activated during large-scale events that impact Greene County, the Emergency Operations Center is a central location for elected leaders, senior officials and partnering community organizations to coordinate response efforts, provide resources and disseminate information. With more than 70 workstations to support operations for dozens of agencies, the EOC ensures a coordinated and efficient disaster response operation.

Springfield-Greene County’s emergency management program received national accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) in April, 2012 and received re-accreditation in 2016. EMAP is an independent & voluntary evaluation of state and local emergency management programs based on national best practices. OEM is the first and only local emergency management program within FEMA Region 7, a four state region that includes Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska, to achieve EMAP accreditation.

A prepared community is a resilient community. Our robust programs provide preparedness training to individuals, businesses and organizations so that when disaster strikes, response is swift and effective.